.MaddowBlog: The Florida governor appeared eager to bully children into making the choice that would look better for him on camera. Then the Republican made matters a little worse.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis asked students to remove their masks at an indoor event Wednesday, claiming they were “not doing anything.” DeSantis, a Republican who has been a vocal critic of masks and vaccination mandates throughout the coronavirus pandemic, scolded students who were standing behind a lectern at the University of South Florida in Tampa, where he announced funding for cybersecurity education, according to video provided by NBC affiliate WFLA.as he approached the podium.
“DeSantis likes to brag that Florida is ‘the freest state in the United States,’ especially when it comes to personal choice on masks,” the editorial board of The Miami Herald. “Local governments and schools were banned from requiring them. But it appears that freedom doesn’t apply to those who, despite the CDC’s relaxed mask guidance, still are concerned about COVID. Unlike anti-maskers, maskers don’t put other people’s health at risk. So let them be, governor.
First, France, a NATO member, has one of Europe’s most advanced militaries and one of the world’s largest nuclear arsenals. The governor of Florida may not be impressed with France’s security capabilities, but the idea that Parisians would simply “fold” if Russian forces invaded is utterly bonkers.
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